#38C4CD#38C4CD

#38C4CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.115 H 201.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#38C4CD
RGBrgb(56, 196, 205)
HSLhsl(184, 60%, 51%)
HSVhsv(184, 73%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(72.7%, 4.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LABlab(72.71, -33.15, -15.17)
CIE-LCHlch(72.71, 36.45, 204.59°)
OKLaboklab(75.21% -0.1073 -0.0421)
OKLCHoklch(75.21% 0.115 201.4)
XYZxyz(32.3853, 44.7245, 64.6716)
Luminance0.4473 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#38C4CD #CD4138
analogous
#38CD8B #38C4CD #3879CD
triadic
#38C4CD #CD38C4 #C4CD38
tetradic
#38C4CD #8B38CD #CD4138 #79CD38
square
#38C4CD #8B38CD #CD4138 #79CD38
split-complementary
#38C4CD #CD3879 #CD8B38
monochromatic
#1C6A6F #2898A0 #38C4CD #69D3D9 #9AE1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.11
#38C4CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.95
#38C4CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #38C4CD
9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##38C4CD#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##38C4CD1.002.119.959.95
#FFFFFF2.111.0021.0021.00
#0000009.9521.001.001.00
##0000009.9521.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5BBCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0ACCE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #38c4cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 196, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.115 201.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85d6dc',
    500: '#38c4cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #38c4cd;
$custom-light: #85d6dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#38c4cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 196,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.624,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75213,
    "c": 0.11524,
    "h": 201.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.44728
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#38C4CD
secondary
#D1938F
accent
#4E45E3
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383

Preview Lab

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#38C4CD Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva